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id: 8fd4e45c0c
section: cityhall
first_reported: 2026-11-04 13:31 PST
updated: 2026-11-06 16:20 PST
status: reported
outlets: 2
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# Council budget plan adds over $50 million, draws on reserves

Budget Chair Dan Strauss's council balancing package adds more than $50 million in council priorities for 2027, using reserves and one-time funds.

Section: [City Hall](/seattle/section/politics.md) · Entities: [Dan Strauss](/seattle/wiki/dan-strauss.md)

## Coverage

- [PubliCola](https://publicola.com/2026/11/04/council-budget-proposal-uses-one-time-funding-dips-into-reserves-to-pile-on-new-spending-and-reverse-mayors-cuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=council-budget-proposal-uses-one-time-funding-dips-into-reserves-to-pile-on-new-spending-and-reverse-mayors-cuts), 2026-11-04 13:31 PST: Council Budget Proposal Uses One-Time Funding, Dips Into Reserves to Pile On New Spending and Reverse Mayor’s Cuts
- [The Urbanist](https://www.theurbanist.org/council-debates-seattles-future-budget-sustainability/), 2026-11-06 16:20 PST: Council Debates Seattle's Future Budget Sustainability

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